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Licancabur
Sign in to saveLicancabur () is a prominent, stratovolcano on the Bolivia–Chile border in the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes. It is capped by a summit crater which contains Licancabur Lake, a crater lake that is among the highest lakes in the world. There are no glaciers owing to the arid climate. Numerous plants and animal species live on the mountain. The volcanoes Sairecabur and Juriques are north and east of Licancabur, respectively.
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Licancabur
- Mountain.photo
- Licancabur2.jpg
- Mountain.photo_alt
- A snow-capped cone rises from a desolate landscape
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 5916
- Mountain.parent_peak
- Sairecabur
- Mountain.isolation_parent
- Sairecabur
- Mountain.isolation_km
- 12.6
- Mountain.location
- Bolivia / Chile
- Mountain.range
- Andes
- Mountain.map
- Bolivia
- Mountain.map_alt
- Licancabur is located on the Bolivia–Chile border
- Mountain.map_caption
- Location of Licancabur
- Mountain.type
- Stratovolcano
- Mountain.age
- Holocene
- Mountain.last_eruption
- Unknown
- Mountain.first_ascent
- Inca, pre-Columbian
- Mountain.easiest_route
- Hike
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Article
13 sectionsContents
- Etymology and importance
- Geography and geomorphology
- Geology
- Composition
- Climate and vegetation
- Volcanic history
- Archaeology and religious importance
- Ascent
- Notes
- References
- Sources
- Bibliography
- External links
Licancabur () is a prominent, stratovolcano on the Bolivia–Chile border in the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes. It is capped by a summit crater which contains Licancabur Lake, a crater lake that is among the highest lakes in the world. There are no glaciers owing to the arid climate. Numerous plants and animal species live on the mountain. The volcanoes Sairecabur and Juriques are north and east of Licancabur, respectively.
Licancabur formed on top of ignimbrites produced by other volcanoes, and has been active during the Holocene. Three stages of lava flows emanated from the edifice and have a young appearance. Although no historical eruptions of the volcano are known, lava flows extending into Laguna Verde have been dated to years before present, and there may be residual heat in the mountain. The volcano has primarily erupted andesite, with small amounts of dacite and basaltic andesite.